"Never let 'em see you sweat"; "Never change diapers in mid-stream"; "Never let a crisis go to waste"; "Never ruin an apology with an excuse"; and "Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died." These are just a few of the hundreds of cautions in this incautiously hilarious book from the author of I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like, Viva la Repartee, Oxymoronica, and Ifferisms. A psychologist, management consultant, and public speaker, "Dr. Mardy" Grothe is also a lifelong quotation collector. Here he reminds us to "never let the fear of striking out get in your way" (Babe Ruth), "never hit anyone if you can help it, but never hit soft," (Theodore Roosevelt), and "never be afraid to sit awhile and think" (Lorraine Hansberry).